Ford Racing Weekend Results - 10/26/2012

DEARBORN - Weekend racing results for Oct. 26-28. Aric Almirola was the surprise at Martinsville with a career-best tying fourth place finish. Matt Kenseth (8th) and Greg Biffle (9th) continue to hang in the top-10 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with three races remaining (NSC). Courtney Force reached the semis at NHRA Las Vegas.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Fusion)• Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) held off a Kyle Busch on the final restart to win Sunday's Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsille Speedway.• Aric Almirola was the top finishing Ford, coming home fourth, tying the best finish of his NSCS career• Greg Biffle bounced back from problems last week for a 10th place effort Sunday, putting two Ford drivers in the top-10.• Fellow Chaser Matt Kenseth finished 14th while Carl Edwards ran in the top-10 for most of the afternoon but got caught in a late-race incident and finished 18th.• Johnson leads the point standings by 2 over Penske’s Brad Keselowski. • The NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase continues on Nov 4 at Texas

NASCAR Nationwide Series (Mustang) – Did not race

NHRA Funny Car Series (Mustang) – Las Vegas• Courtney Force reached the seminfinals, before falling in the NHRA event in Las Vegas.• Courtney red-lighted by .004 seconds in the round against points leader Jack Beckman. Her run would have won the round.• Mike Neff went out in round 2, and mathematically has a chance going into Pomona to win the title, but it would take a near miracle.• Neff sits third in the championship, and Ford still leads the manufacturers’ title hunt.• The series wraps up in Pomona in two weeks.

V8 Supercars (Falcon) – NO RACE

World Rally Championship (Fiesta) –NO RACE

Global RallyCross (Fiesta) – RACES TUESDAY NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS• Tanner Foust leads the championship standings with 72 points, 6 ahead of fellow Fiesta pilot Brian Deegan. They are the only two drivers still in contention for the driver’s championship. They will decide the title Tuesday night.• Ford has already clinched the manufacturer’s championship• The 2012 schedule concludes at SEMA, in Las Vegas, on Oct. 30.

GRAND-AM CTSCC (MustangBoss302R/Focus ST-R) – SEASON COMPLETE

Formula Drift (Mustang) – SEASON COMPLETE

World Touring Car Championship (Focus) – NO RACE

Off-Road Racing (Trucks) – (Raptor)• Brian Deegan reclaimed the Pro 2 Unlimited Championship in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in No. 38 Lucas Oil/Metal Mulisha/Rockstar F-150 SVT Raptor• Deegan earned first place in the Pro Lite class before finishing third in Pro 2 Unlimited in Round 15 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series• Raptor has won a combined eight races en route to the championship and tallied 15 podiums with Deegan in Pro Lite and Pro 2 Unlimited this season.

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